Quantum Mechanics
An Enhanced Primer
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Beschreibung
Quantum mechanics is one of the most fascinating elements of the physics curriculum, but its conceptual nuances and mathematical complexity can be daunting for beginning students. This user-friendly text is designed for a one-semester course which bridges the gap between sophomore-level treatments and advanced undergraduate/lower-graduate courses. Qualitative explanations and descriptions of historical background are combined with detailed mathematical analyses to help students establish a firm foundation for further study. Classical problems such potential wells, barrier penetration, alpha decay, the harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom are examined in detail, and formalisms and techniques such as operators, expectation values, commutators, perturbation theory, numerical solutions, and the variational theorem are also covered. Particular emphasis is placed on providing numerous worked examples and exercises.
Quantum mechanics is one of the most fascinating elements of the physics curriculum, but its conceptual nuances and mathematical complexity can be daunting for beginning students. This user-friendly text is designed for a one-semester course which bridges the gap between sophomore-level treatments and advanced undergraduate/lower-graduate courses. Qualitative explanations and descriptions of historical background are combined with detailed mathematical analyses to help students establish a firm foundation for further study. Classical problems such potential wells, barrier penetration, alpha decay, the harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom are examined in detail, and formalisms and techniques such as operators, expectation values, commutators, perturbation theory, numerical solutions, and the variational theorem are also covered. Particular emphasis is placed on providing numerous worked examples and exercises.
Written in very readable "classroom friendly" style Derives rigorous solutions for important problems such as the harmonic oscillator potential and the hydrogen atom Contains 200 end-of-chapter student exercises graded as elementary (E), intermediate (I), or advanced (A)
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Bruce Cameron Reed
Themen in »Quantum Mechanics«
Quantum Mechanics Schrodinger's Equation Potential Wells Harmonic Oscillator Hydrogen Atom Perturbation Theory Angular Momentum WKB Method Numerical Integration Alpha Decay Operators and Expectation Values Variational Method